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RETAILER PROFILE: Highland’s game to become big player in forecourts
Tom Highland is expecting to exchange on a forecourt this week which will bring his family’s East of England chain to four, and closer to his ambition of running 10 sites within eight years, by the time he is aged 40.
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EdgePetrol integrates with myAutomate to enhance competitor pricing data
UK fuel pricing app EdgePetrol has integrated with myAutomate to resume giving forecourt operators access to Allstar data on competitor petrol and diesel retails.
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EDITOR’S COMMENT: Let’s change the ‘ripping-off motorists’ narrative
Much of the media reacted predictably yesterday to the RAC’s latest claim – in a letter to Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho – that forecourts are ripping off motorists.
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Teamwork pays for Pricewatch Group as it sponsors local football club
Pricewatch Group is sponsoring a local football team to get closer to the community it serves at its tenth forecourt, a Gulf site which it opened this spring in Wivelsfield, East Sussex.
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Top 50 Indie Krisco Services Group acquires second site this year
Fast rising Top 50 Indie Krisco Services Group has acquired its second site this year – Mellors Garage on the outskirts of Wantage in Oxfordshire – increasing its estate to 12 forecourts.
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Fuel card provider Allstar teams with ChargePlace Scotland
Allstar customers will be able to use the fuel card at charging stations run by ChargePlace Scotland, the Edinburgh government-owned network, under a new agreement.
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Forecourt operators look to widen net to solve recruitment headache
Two Top 50 Indie forecourt operators are looking to recruit from care-leavers to fill a shortfall of workers in the retail industry, and give a helping hand to those who often find it hard to get on the first rung of the career ladder.
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How to solve forecourt crime: Forecourt Trader's free webinar
Register now to watch Forecourt Trader’s webinar on ‘Breaking the back of rising retail crime’, on Wednesday May 22 at 11am.
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AWARDS: Final day to send in your entries
Today is the last chance for you to send in your entries to be considered as a contender for this year’s Forecourt Trader Awards, the industry’s most prestigious accolades.
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Failure to pay incidents continue downward trend
Incidents of motorists failing to pay for fuel are continuing to fall, with more than 5% fewer incidents in the first quarter than in the last three months of 2023, with numbers of drive-offs declining even faster.
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Sewell on the go recognised in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has been named one of the UK’s best companies to work for.
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Highway Stops uses Essar lease package to invest in core sites
Top 50 Indie Highway Stops Retail has divested two of its sites to Essar under the energy company’s leasing package so that it can concentrate on developing its remaining portfolio of 14 forecourts mainly in the southeast of England.
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Jos Richardson & Son acquires new to industry site in Malton
Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson is planning to start work by the end of summer on its 11th forecourt – a new to industry site with a 4,200sq ft shop, at the entrance of an industrial estate in Malton, North Yorkshire.
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Highway Stops Retail rolls out AdBlue pumps for cars and vans
Top 50 Indie Highway Stops Retail, which fitted AdBlue diesel exhaust fluid pumps as part of a site renovation last year and has added the technology to five other locations in recent months, describes the decision as one of the company’s “best investments”.
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Blake family plans to make its forecourt a multi-business hub for the community
Oasis Garage, renowned for its local charity work, wants to go a step further in supporting its neighbourhood with a major investment developing its Long Riston forecourt into a community hub, with add-on businesses including a butchery.
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AWARDS DEADLINE EXTENDED: Ten reasons you should still enter this year’s Forecourt Trader Awards
Petrol retailers have one more week to stake a claim to be recognised as one of the best forecourt businesses in the country.
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MFG motors ahead with initial £40m investment into Morrisons sites
Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is spending an initial £40m on upgrading the 337 Morrisons petrol forecourts it acquired this year, to align the sites with its existing stations with an improved convenience and food to go offering.
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ANALYSIS: Where next for EG as target date to sell forecourts to Zuber Issa approaches?
Is Zuber Issa edging closer to a deal to buy what is left of EG Group’s UK forecourt network, in a move that – depending on your perspective – could either simplify or complicate further the tangled corporate empire he oversees with his older brother Mohsin?
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BP looks to future with self-scanning tills, an EV-only site, and HVO
An EV-only site, hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) on pump, and self-scanning tills are among concepts BP is trialling for its network, UK retail operations director Joanne Hall revealed at the Forecourt Show this week.
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BP Pulse and Lincolnshire Co-op bring EV charging to rural communities
BP Pulse has introduced another 32 electric vehicle chargepoints at Lincolnshire Co-op sites, taking its total across the network to 60.